Tag Archives: Gov. Kevin Stitt

School Choice Hub Launches

By Staff Report

Oklahoma has built one of the most robust school choice ecosystems in the country, fueled in part by the state’s Parental Choice Tax Credit, which puts dollars directly in families’ hands to pursue the right fit for their child. However, navigating the options and scholarship eligibility requirements can be challenging.

This week, that changed. The Oklahoma School Choice Hub, powered by GreatSchools, is a first-of-its-kind state partnership designed to give families a single, trustworthy destination to explore their options, understand the financial aid available to them, and find a school or program that’s the right fit.

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Enid Area Lawmakers: Tornado Damage

By David Arnett

Updated: Governor Kevin Stitt signed Friday afternoon Executive Order 2026-17 declaring a disaster emergency for Garfield and Kay counties following last night’s dangerous severe weather, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding that caused major damage. 

State lawmakers who represent the Enid area this morning issued the following statement after a powerful tornado struck Enid and Vance Air Force Base. Reports show at least 10 injured and homes destroyed in a neighborhood on the south side of Enid.

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Nearly Imposed Anarchy on Oklahoma

By Governor Kevin Stitt

As published by The Wall Street Journal on April 10, 2026:

It was an anticlimactic end to a legal and political horror story: On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court said it wouldn’t review Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, a state Supreme Court decision that upheld Oklahoma’s authority to tax residents regardless of their race. Why would that even be an issue? It’s a long and complicated historical tale.

Before Oklahoma gained statehood in 1907, its eastern part was known as Indian Country—an area consisting largely of the historical reservations of the Five Tribes that were forcibly relocated from Southeastern states along the Trail of Tears between 1830 and 1850. After the Civil War, Congress dissolved the reservations and land was allotted to the individuals who lived there as federal law weakened or abolished tribal governments.

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